Native Nations
The Survival of Indigenous Peoples, 4th Edition
Yucatec Maya of Belize
Below are resources related to Douglas W. Hume's “Yucatec Maya of Belize” chapter of Native Nations: The Survival of Indigenous Peoples, 4th Edition, edited by Sharlotte Neely and Douglas W. Hume.
Agencies & Organizations
- Belize Yucatec Maya
- Belize’s Living Heritage
- Northern Maya Association of Belize
- U chan Muul Yaax K'aax Maya Museum
Discussion Questions
- Explain the cultural changes that have occurred among the Yucatec Maya due to external forces on them. Have these same forces affected our own culture?
- Describe the threats to Yucatec Maya cultural survival by outsiders in their recent history. Have these same forces affected our own culture?
Documentary Films
- Fiesta in the Yucatán - Maya Traditions
- U Chan Muul Yaax K'aax Museum Presentation
- "Voices of Liberation", U Chan Muul Yaax K'aax Maya Museum, San Lazaro, Belize
- Yucatec Maya Film Project - Ch'a Chaac - The Maya Rain Ceremony
Further Reading
- Barrera-Bassols, Narciso, and Victor M. Toledo. 2005. "Ethnoecology Of The Yucatec Maya: Symbolism, Knowledge And Management Of Natural Resources." Journal of Latin American Geography 9-41.
- Clendinnen, Inga. 1980. "Landscape And World View: The Survival Of Yucatec Maya Culture Under Spanish Conquest." Comparative Studies in Society and History 22 (3): 374-393.
- Field Reports and Other Publications 2013-date, Ethnographic Field School in Belize, Center for Applied Anthropology, Northern Kentucky University.
Contemporary Yucatec Maya People
Yucatec Maya Historical Range
Yucatec Maya Contemporary Photograph
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